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being one frequently sees. This gave her what is known 

 as a dish-face, or concave profile. 



She had a habit of compressing her nose by contract- 

 ing the muscles of the face, curling her lips as if in scorn 

 and at the same time glancing at those around her as if 

 to express the most profound contempt. Whatever may 

 have been the sentiment in her mind, her face was a 

 picture of disdain, and the circumstances under which 

 she made use of these grimaces certainly pointed to the 

 fact that she felt just as she looked. At other times her 

 visage would be covered with a perfect smile. It was some- 

 thing more than a grin, and the fact that it was used only 

 at a time when she was pleased or diverted showed that 

 the emotion which gave rise to it was perfectly in keeping 

 with the face itself. In repose her face was neither pretty 

 nor ugly. It did not strongly depict a high mental status, 

 nor yet portray the instincts of a brute ; but her counte- 

 nance was a safe index to her mind. This is true of the 

 chimpanzee more, perhaps, than of any other ape. The 

 gorilla doubtless feels the sense of pleasure, but his face 

 does not yield to the emotion, while the opposite passions 

 are expressed with great intensity, and with the common 

 chimpanzee it is the same way, but not to the same extent. 



The kulu in question was more a coquette than a shrew. 

 She plainly showed that she was fond of flattery ; not 

 perhaps in the same sense that a human being is, but 

 she was certainly conscious of approbation and fond of 

 applause. When she accomplished anything difficult, she 

 seemed aware of it ; and when she succeeded in doing a 

 thing which she ought not to do, she never failed to express 



